American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

Long term care insurance experts report that elderly individuals with low levels of vitamin B12 have a greater risk of brain shrinkage, losing cognitive skills and greater risk of needing long term health care.

Women who live into their 80s have nearly a two-thirds chance of suffering from arthritis one of the leading causes for long term care insurance claims.

More than 45,000 federal employees, spouses and same-sex domestic partners signed up for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program.

People with diabetes are at significantly higher risk of developing all types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, the largest cause of long term care insurance claims.

The director of the national long term care insurance professional trade group has commented on the Congressional report examining the new CLASS Act.

Aerobic exercise may cut the risk of dementia and slow its progress once it starts new research finds.

Older women who have sleep-disordered breathing are more likely to develop dementia and ultimately need long term care according to a new study.

A new memory fitness program can benefit aging seniors. Cognitive decline is a leading reason aging Americans need long term care insurance.

Alzheimer's disease, stroke and arthritis rank as the top causes of for long term care insurance claims according to research. Insurers paid $6.1 billion in claims according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Osteoporosis prevention can help women avoid costly care reports the long term care insurance Association but many women who get screened for the bone-thinning disease may not actually need such testing.